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Topic: Naxalites

Firearms, forests & fugitives constant in Bollywood’s Naxal films—politics keep changing

From Ghaath and Bastar: A Naxal Story to Newton and Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa, Indian filmmakers keep coming back to Naxal themes. Who’s the hero or villain depends on who’s telling the story and when.

A solid tip-off, a 25-km trek on a dark night. How Maoist hideout in heart of Abujhmad was breached

Op Indra Tular actually began around 15 Sept, when Dantewada police got inputs about 2 top Maoist commanders hiding in Abujhmad forest. A quick, meticulously planned onslaught followed.

People are losing hope and they feel nothing will come out of any govt: Jayaprakash Narayan

On 8 June 1969, Jayaprakash Narayan addressed the National Conference on Voluntary Agencies at the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi where he said he sympathised with Naxalites because they are 'doing something for the poor'.

‘8 Naxalites, 1 jawan’ killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

2 more security personnel injured. Encounter in forests of Abujhmad has been underway for past two days, say officials.

6 Naxalites killed in Chhattisgarh encounter carried total bounty of Rs 38 lakh, say cops

Encounter took place near Gobel and Thulthuli villages Friday. While police earlier said seven Naxalites were killed, they later revised the toll to six.

Police gun down ‘12 Maoists’ in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur, threefold jump in Naxalite casualties this yr

Friday’s encounter was fourth such action in last few months. In April, 10 alleged Maoists were shot dead in state’s Narayanpur and 29 in Kanker.

Police recovers two IEDs in Chhattisgarh, at least 180 found this year

The bombs, 5kg each, were recovered from Bilaspur district when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and district police’s Bomb Disposal Squad was out for patrolling.

In jails, underworld dons had a liking for Naxalites due to Robin Hood image: Kobad Ghandy

In ‘Fractured Freedom’, Communist Kobad Ghandy writes about the 10 years he spent in the prisons of Delhi, Hyderabad, Patiala, Visakhapatnam, Hazaribagh and Surat on terror charges.

Chhattisgarh set to have 8 new police camps in Naxal-hit districts amid ‘symbolic protests’

The police camps, part of the 15 the Chhattisgarh govt planned to set up this year, will come up in Dantewada, Kondagaon, Bijapur and Sukma districts. First 7 already functioning.

Get 500 Naxals of 1,600 in Dantewada to surrender — Chhattisgarh’s new rehabilitation plan

The Chhattisgarh Police plans to scale up its new ‘transparent’ Lon Varratu campaign for rehabilitation of Naxals if it works in Dantewada.

On Camera

Deepika Padukone’s exit from Spirit isn’t unprofessional. Her boundaries come first

If Padukone gets scrutinised for being ‘too much’, despite being one of the most bankable stars in the country, what message are we sending to the average working woman?

No competition, have to deliver faster & reliably, says Amazon India V-P of operations

Diving into workings of Gurugram fulfilment centre, Abhinav Singh, V-P (Ops) at Amazon India, offers insights into how company manages logistics, in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta.

What’s a National Security Strategy & why CDS Gen Chauhan feels India doesn’t need one on paper

In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel never released a formal NSS, he mentions.

There’s an all-new N-word now. And India’s soft power has become its hard liability

India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.